AN: Just a Halloween one shot I thought up. They're all kids in this, like 8 or so. NO beta still.
Elijah stood in the doorway of his brother's room. His brother that he had finally found again. He looked down at the little boy sitting with crayons drawing something. He watched as he drew on the paper. Elijah slowly approached the boy.
"Niklaus" Elijah said softly
Klaus immediately backed away. He had himself up against the wall.
"I'm not going to hurt you. I just brought you some things" Elijah showed him the pile of clothes
Klaus shook his head.
"What's wrong? They were from the house. Do you not want them? I thought they would make you feel more comfortable"
Klaus knocked the clothes out of Elijah's hand. Elijah didn't understand. He picked up a t shirt and opened it to show Klaus.
"It's just a t shirt see?" Elijah said
Klaus shook his head. He turned around and pulled his shirt up to show him. Elijah saw the burnt iron mark on the t shirt. He'd assumed his mother burned the t shirt. But then he saw the same iron mark on Klaus's back.
"Alright, no clothes from the house. We have to get you some clothes. Come Niklaus"
Elijah reached out to Klaus. Klaus looked at Elijah's hand and placed his smaller hand in his.
Elijah had taken Klaus to the mall to find him some clothes. He did not enjoy shopping. But his brother couldn't be wearing the same clothes over and over again. He saw a halloween store and all the kids running in and out of it.
"Come Niklaus"
Elijah thought Klaus being around children his own age would put him at ease. Klaus was quiet, too quiet as all the other children were screaming. Klaus looked up at all the costumes.
"You can be whatever you want." Elijah said
Klaus smiled for the first time. He walked over to the wall and pointed. Elijah smiled.
"Alright then"
Klaus came out dressed like a pirate. Elijah smiled and bent down to him.
"You look like a real pirate" Elijah said
Klaus merely nodded. Elijah had hoped Klaus would start speaking soon. They knew he could speak, just that the trauma and abuse of being with Mikael caused him to stop speaking completely.
"Stefan! Damon! Stop that!" a man yelled
Stefan and Damon were running through the store. They knocked into a little girl dressed as a fairy. The blond girl fell and started to cry. Stefan and Damon kept running as their father chased after them.
"Boys! Get back here!"
Klaus saw the blond girl crying. He walked over to her and helped her up off the ground. The girl wiped her eyes and looked up at him. Klaus didn't say anything to her. He placed his hand on her back and tried to soothe her. The girl stopped crying.
"Caroline! How many times have I told you not to run off!" Liz yelled
"Damon and Stefan found something" Caroline said
"How many times have I told you not to follow them?"
"Sorry mommy"
Liz looked over at Klaus who pulled his hand away. Elijah walked over to him.
"Is he yours?" Liz asked
"Yes, he's my brother" Elijah said
Caroline looked over at Klaus.
"I'm Caroline" she stuck her hand out
Klaus didn't say anything but reached out his hand as well. Caroline placed her hand in his and shook his hand.
"Can't you talk?" Caroline asked
"Caroline!" Liz scolded
"His name is Niklaus" Elijah said
"That's a weird name" Caroline said
"Caroline!" Liz said
"It is, I can't say it. Nik, Niklouch, Nik" Caroline said
Liz looked over at Elijah.
"Can he talk?" Liz asked quietly
"Yes, he's been under a lot of trauma. Our father was quite abusive towards him. I just got custody of him. He hasn't spoken yet"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't know."
"I've been trying to get him around children his own age so he can feel at ease"
"Well, you're more than welcome to join us to go trick or treating. We take all the kids out in groups, so they'll be safe"
Elijah looked over at Klaus who seemed to be getting along with Caroline. Caroline asked him questions and he could only nod or shake his head.
Klaus held onto Elijah's hand as they walked towards the group of kids. He saw Caroline there with a large plastic pumpkin. Klaus squeezed Elijah's hand tighter.
"Don't worry, they're all kids your own age. You'll be ok. You'll get candy and make friends" Elijah said
"Nik! You're here!" Caroline said as she ran over to him and grabbed his hand and dragged him away
Klaus followed her holding onto his plastic pumpkin. He looked back at Elijah who just waved.
"Cmon, we have to get candy!" Caroline said
Klaus had never gone trick or treating before but he followed Caroline and caught on fast. They went to several houses and got lots of candy. Klaus was amazed. Liz was behind them watching the group. Caroline was always in the front leading everyone. Klaus followed her.
Caroline looked at her over flowing pumpkin and smiled. Klaus followed her to the next house. Liz's phone began to ring and she answered it. Caroline and Klaus ran to the next house and then someone pushed Caroline to the ground. She looked up and it was Damon and Stefan dressed as vampire and a gangster.
"That's a lot of candy you got there" Damon said
"You've been busy" Stefan said
Caroline stood up and picked up her pumpkin.
"It's my candy!" Caroline yelled
"Shut up" Damon pushed her back down and took her pumpkin
"Give that back!" Caroline got up and tried to stop them
Stefan pushed her back down.
"Stay down!" Stefan yelled
Caroline started to cry. Damon and Stefan were taking her candy. Klaus stood there and watched. Damon started picking through her candy.
"This is all so lame, talk about crappy candy" Damon said
"What did you expect?" Stefan said
"What's your problem?" Damon said to Klaus
Klaus didn't say anything
"Can't you talk? Guess not" Damon said
"Hurry up" Stefan said
"What's wrong mute boy? Your girlfriend has crappy candy" Damon teased
"Leave him alone!" Caroline yelled
"Make me blondie!" Damon hissed
Klaus swung his plastic pumpkin at Damon's head, knocking him to the ground. Stefan turned around and Klaus charged at him knocking him to the ground.
"Leave her alone!" Klaus yelled
Damon and Stefan scrambled off the ground and ran off, leaving the candy behind. Caroline looked up at Klaus who stood there breathing heavily. He looked over at her and helped her off the ground.
"You can talk" Caroline said
Klaus nodded.
"What happened? You only talk when bullies are around?" Caroline asked
Klaus shook his head.
"Thank you Nik" Caroline said
Klaus smiled and helped Caroline pick up her candy. Caroline held onto Klaus's hand as they walked to the next house. Klaus came back to Elijah smiling with a pumpkin full of candy. Elijah noticed a change in his brother that night. That night was his first Halloween. That night was when he got his voice back.
Happy Halloween everyone.